A couple of days later, Libia stared at her phone screen, reading Lison's message over and over again:

"I'm doing everything I can to come back this week."

It wasn’t the most romantic message someone had ever written to her, but at least it showed that he wanted to see her again. On the other hand, Elena Musso hadn’t stopped bombarding her with threatening calls and messages:

“Don’t think you’re going to get away with this. Tell your lover he’d better be ready because I’m going to have him arrested.”

Libia shook her head. She didn’t want any more fights, so as long as she stayed away from her aunt, everything would be fine.

That afternoon, she received a visit from Natalia, who seemed quite uneasy. Without realizing it, Libia had been going through periods of isolation. According to her therapist, this was normal for people who had been through the trauma of being deprived of their freedom. Still, Rodríguez didn’t want to wait for her friend’s state to worsen.

“Hey, sorry for not tell